Facility of the Month: December 2020
Midco Aquatic Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mission
Sioux Falls’ First Public Indoor Aquatic Facility
Facilities
The Midco Aquatic Center is an indoor aquatic facility managed by the City of Sioux Falls‘ Parks and Recreation department. Our beautiful public center offers hundreds of activities a year including water fitness classes, water walking, lap swimming, water therapy, swim lessons and much more. We also host events for the entire public to participate in such as Flick and Float (movies played on our video screens and provide inner tubes for guests to use), swimming distance challenges and holiday-themed events. This is also the home to multiple collegiate swim meet championships, home for local swim clubs, hosts indoor swim team practice, and also hosts parties and meetings.
Fun Facts
- One million gallons of water fill the Sanford Health 50M Pool, the recreation pool and the warm water pool.
- 220 parking spaces and home to a Little Free Library.
- Ice cream and more! Inside Midco Aquatic Center is a Sioux Falls favorite eatery, the Stensland Family Farms. This concessions area serves great treats for visitors to the center.
- You’ll love the waterslide that goes outside of the facility and back into the recreation pool.
- Moveable bulkheads allow for a variety of aquatic activities to happen simultaneously in the same pool.
- The recreation pool is kept at 84 degrees, the warm water pool at 88 degrees, and the Sanford Health 50M Pool at 80 degrees.
- Our beautiful mezzanine level can seat nearly 550 spectators.
- Outdoor sun deck and splash pad area is a summertime favorite.
- Features two, one-meter diving board platforms and two three-meter diving board platforms.
